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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pragmatism Section II (Lectures V-VIII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James believes that people will first act out of _____________.
(a) Instinct.
(b) Desire.
(c) Logic.
(d) Need.

2. What kind of unity does James describe as being things that are like each other?
(a) Generic.
(b) Casual.
(c) Plural.
(d) Monist.

3. James asserts that inquiry is first designed to evaluate which of the following?
(a) The absence of something.
(b) The essential nature of a thing.
(c) The lack of happiness in a person.
(d) The darkness of deep depression.

4. What does James identify as the "fruits" of religion?
(a) Cultural benefits of saintliness.
(b) Morality.
(c) Charity for those in need.
(d) Ascetism.

5. In Lecture III, James compares mysticism to ____________.
(a) Religion.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Unreality.
(d) Rationalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The third lens James describes that is used for seeing the world is which of the following?

2. James describes the parts of the universe as being which of the following?

3. Which phrase does James use to describe common sense?

4. What does James describe as the champion's abstraction?

5. What do Lectures XVI and XVII outline?

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